Jerry Beck

The renowned animation historian is President of ASIFA-Hollywood branch of the International Animated Film Association.

Jerry Beck is an American animation historian, author, blogger, and video producer. He is well known in the animation community for writing and editing several books on classic American animation and classic characters, including The 50 Greatest Cartoons, The Animated Movie Guide, The Hanna-Barbera Treasury: Rare Art Mementos from Your Favorite Cartoon Classics, Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons, and many others. Beck is also an entertainment industry consultant for TV and home entertainment productions and releases related to classic cartoons, and operates the blog “Cartoon Research.”

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